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Now that we are in the holiday season, take a look at the variety of programs offered at a branch near you! Take the kids to a storytime with Santa, watch A Christmas Carol live, prepare for holiday meals, and much more.

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Recipe Hotspots

Heard of a new kitchen fad, lately? An new trick that you’ve recently started trying for the first time? An old trick that you’ve been doing for a LONG time? I’ve been coming across lots of trends in Kitchenland that seem intriguing. Some of them are tried-and-true (Sunday cooking to get you through the week), and some are new – to me, at least (is it just me, or is almond milk everywhere in recipes lately?!).

The Pioneer Woman Cooks

The holiday cooking is done, the tree has been taken down, and all of the decorations put away in the attic. I am ready to get out some of my favorite recipe books and cook a meal that does not include turkey or ham!

What?! A Meatless Meal?

My grocery bill seems to just keep going up. To help lower the cost, I’m looking for alternative meal options. One way that has helped me is to buy less meat. Although my family and I are big meat-eaters, I have found some recipes that have protein substitutes and are still delicious. Here are three of my family’s favorites:

Christmas Cooking

It’s that time of year again. It is time to start thinking about your holiday cooking. I don’t know how it got here so fast. If you need any help finding good recipes, try looking for holiday cooking in the catalog.

You can also go to MCPL’s Web Resources. There are a lot of good websites listed here.

You're All Invited!

As the resident foodie at the Riverside Branch, I’ve come to really enjoy all of the cooking programs and the wonderful assortment of new cookbooks we have. Just this week, I presented my first cooking program, Italian Night at the Library. I prepared one of my favorite Italian entrees, and I think everyone attending had a good time.

Soup's On!

Now that the weather is turning colder, it’s time for me to pull my slow cooker out of the back of the cupboard and stock my pantry with ingredients for soup. Soup, or stew, is my comfort food in the colder months. There is nothing better than returning home after being gone all day to the aroma of a delicious stew in the slow cooker. The following is one of my favorite stews and is full of vegetables for the kids:

What's for Dinner?

What’s for dinner? . . . the three most dreaded words in the English language to the main cook of the house. Sometimes inspiration into what to fix that would be fun and tasty eludes us, and another meal of spaghetti or tuna casserole is just not going to cut it.

Cakes, Cupcakes, and Parties for Kids!

I am a mother of four kids and have had several birthday parties as the years have gone past. I have a set of boy/girl twins, and this year we celebrated their 9th birthday! To make it cheaper, we decided to make their cakes at home rather than order them. So, we checked out some cake and cupcake books from the Library to help us out on ideas.

The Best Selling Cookbook...Ever

While checking out a list of the current bestselling cookbooks, I had to wonder how many of these books would still be selling a few years from now. Will people still be interested in The Paleo Diet Cookbook or The Wheat Belly Cookbook? And, just what IS the bestselling cookbook of all time?